Lt. Gov. Debates: Accepting Questions for Asheville & Fayetteville Debates
Submitted by NCFCD on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 12:52am
The NCFCD is now accepting questions for the Lt. Governor's Debates in Asheville and Fayetteville. Questions are welcome from all interested persons, including non-college students. Questions should not be addressed to a particular candidate; however you may mention a candidate's position on an issue. The deadline for submitting questions for the January 19th debate in Asheville, North Carolina is 12:00pm January 16th. The deadline for the January 24th debate in Fayetteville is 12:00pm January 21st. The executive board of the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats will screen questions for content and then refer them to the moderator for approval.
Questions may be submitted via the NCFCD's website.
The Asheville Debate will be held at 2:00 p.m. on January 19th, on the campus on UNC-Asheville in Lipinski Hall.
The Fayetteville Debate will he held at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th, on the campus of Fayetteville State University in Shaw Auditorium.
Any interested members of the Press (including our fantastic bloggers) may contact doug.massengill@gmail.com to request credentials for exclusive candidate access.
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Thanks NCFCD! Most excellent
I want all the candidates to know about this question, just in case it doesn't survive the gauntlet of question vetting:
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
Education
How would you address our high level of drop out rate?
Poverty
Our state has a 15% poverty rate, much of which is concentrated in rural areas. How important would reducing poverty be to you, and what steps could our state government take to reduce it?
"Keep the Faith"
"Keep the Faith"
About Blackwater....
What is your position on Blackwater and its position as a company incorporated in NC? Would you be willing to lead a citizen's fight to close this private army closed down?
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
Keep it simple
Is health care a right, or a privilege.
One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me
Energy needs.
Do you think the government should "take the lead" on the development and application of alternative energy sources, or continue trusting in the power companies to make these decisions?
Jobs for the future.
North Carolina has lost it's bread winning textile and furniture jobs of the last century. What industry do you see healing that wound?
Progressives are the true conservatives.
Are y'all posting these questions on the college dems site?
Please go to their link in the post above and put your questions there so that they can be sure these great questions are being included. Thanks!
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
I'll be there in Asheville!
I'll write up the Asheville debate at Scrutiny Hooligans and crosspost here. Tune in for the hot, live action.
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UNCA Debate
Round 1 goes to Smathers. Hampton was embarrassing.
John, I really appreciate that you joined and have posted
but would you mind not visiting every single thread that mentions the LG candidates and posting comments that are all in the same vein. This community has done a good job of keeping nastiness out of our LG threads and I for one would like to keep it that way. Posting your own diary with your take on the debate is sufficient. Commenting on another thread where there is an active conversation going on is also fine, but visiting the threads that the candidate has written where active conversation about the debate is not going on is bordering on spam.
Please help us keep the LG threads civil. Thank you.
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Please send a note to NCFDC
encouraging them to include a question about Blackwater. The debate in Fayetteville is the perfect place for candidates to declare their positions on having a mercenary army in North Carolina that is draining resources away from our professional military.
You can post your questions here.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.